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Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo is an actress best known for her Academy Award–nominated performance in The House of Sand and Fog. She is also a recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her work in House of Saddam. Aghdashloo released her memoir, The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines, in 2013.

2025 Catalog for First-Year & Common Reading

We are delighted to present our new First-Year & Common Reading Catalog for 2025! From award-winning fiction, poetry, memoir, and biography to new books about science, technology, history, student success, the environment, public health, and current events, the titles presented in our common reading catalog will have students not only eagerly flipping through the pages,

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Videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference are now available

We’re pleased to share videos from the 2024 First-Year Experience® Conference. Whether you weren’t able to join us at the conference or would simply like to hear the talks again, please take a moment to view the clips below.   Penguin Random House Author Breakfast Monday, February 19th, 7:15 – 8:45 am PST This event

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